Alan Oppenheimer
Acting
- Born:
- 1930-04-23
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has appeared in or provided voiceover performances for notable films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), Westworld (1973), Freaky Friday (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), The NeverEnding Story (1984), 9 (2009), Foxcatcher (2014) and Toy Story 4 (2019). Oppenheimer studied at Carnegie Mellon University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1951. He began his acting career in the 1950s and gained recognition for his work in television starting in the 1960s. He became known as a versatile character actor, appearing in a wide range of TV shows with roles including a Nazi on "Hogan's Heroes," an Israeli secret agent and double-agent scientist on "Get Smart," and the second actor to portray Dr. Rudy Wells in "The Six Million Dollar Man." He also played Mickey Malph, Ralph Malph's father, on "Happy Days" and had recurring roles on "St. Elsewhere" and "Mama's Family." Oppenheimer also appeared in multiple "Star Trek" series, portraying different characters in each. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1991 for his guest role on "Murphy Brown." In addition to his live-action work, Oppenheimer established a prolific career as a voice actor from the 1970s onwards. He is renowned for voicing many prominent characters in animated series, including Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, and Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon," and roles in "The Transformers," "Ghostbusters," and other series.
Known For
Filmography
Trancers: The Whole Dethly Affair
Life After the NeverEnding Story
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
We Baby Bears
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
Forky Asks a Question
Toy Story 4
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
The Curse of the Three Terrors
Foxcatcher
Toy Masters
Adventure Time
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
9
The Secret Life of Bees
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
The Making of God of War II
'Til Death
Clifford's Puppy Days
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Gilmore Girls
Navy Bear
Culture
The Practice
Caroline in the City
Ned & Stacey
Star Trek: Voyager
Fantastic Four
Touched by an Angel
Phantom 2040
Chicago Hope
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Diagnosis: Murder
Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight
Home Free
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Batman: The Animated Series
Fish Police
Jonah
Silk Stalkings
Where's Wally?
The Legend of Prince Valiant
Child of Darkness, Child of Light
Absolute Strangers
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Music Machine
TaleSpin
The Wizard of Oz
Shadow Strikers
Blondie & Dagwood: Second Wedding Workout
Fat Man and Little Boy
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Quantum Leap
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Coach
Murphy Brown
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Superman
Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
BraveStarr: The Legend
Moving
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
Star Trek: The Next Generation
DuckTales
BraveStarr
Blondie & Dagwood
Bionic Six
Married... with Children
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
L.A. Law
Ghostbusters
Strong Medicine
Rambo: The Force of Freedom
Matlock
The Nativity
Wuzzles: Bulls of a Feather
Strong Medicine
Skeletor's Revenge
Daniel and the Lion's Den
He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special
The Pound Puppies
The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
Wuzzles
She-Ra: Princess of Power
He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
Mr. Belvedere
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn
The Execution
Challenge of the GoBots
The Transformers
Murder, She Wrote
Who's the Boss?
The Smurfic Games
The NeverEnding Story
Night Court
Memorial Day
The Smurfs: Baby's First Christmas
The Smurfs Halloween Special
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Close Ties
My Smurfy Valentine
Mama's Family
The Smurfs Christmas Special
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase
St. Elsewhere
Knight Rider
Hotel
The Smurfs Springtime Special
Divorce Wars: A Love Story
Gimme a Break!
Romeo and Smurfette
Blackstar
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!
Trollkins
Foul Play
Macbeth
Private Benjamin
Thundarr the Barbarian
Take It to the Limit
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
Hart to Hart
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Eischied
Flash Gordon
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
A Pleasure Doing Business
Blind Ambition
You Can't Take it With You
Vega$
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
The Ghost of Flight 401
Record City
Peeping Times
Lou Grant
Soap
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Tail Gunner Joe
Freaky Friday
The Gentleman Tramp
Alice
What's Happening!!
Gemini Man
Helter Skelter
Riding with Death
The Hindenburg
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Ghost Busters
Fraidy Cat
Big Eddie
The Bionic Woman
S.W.A.T.
Win, Place or Steal
Barney Miller
Death Sentence
Harry O
Petrocelli
Hong Kong Phooey
Valley of the Dinosaurs
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Murder Works Overtime
Cyrano
The Six Million Dollar Man
Happy Days
What Are Best Friends For?
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The New Perry Mason
Chase
Lotsa Luck
Westworld
Daddy's Girl
The Thief Who Came to Dinner
ABC Afterschool Special
Temperatures Rising
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Nichols
Inside O.U.T.
Little Big Man
The Partridge Family
Three for Tahiti
McCloud
Love, American Style
Medical Center
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
My World and Welcome to It
The Bill Cosby Show
The Maltese Bippy
Hawaii Five-O
Uptight
Here Come the Brides
Lancer
The Mod Squad
Here's Lucy
The Name of the Game
The Outsider
Star!
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
Mannix
The High Chaparral
Judd, for the Defense
He & She
In the Heat of the Night
Gunn
Ironside
Gammera the Invincible
Felony Squad
That Girl
The F.B.I.
Get Smart
I Dream of Jeannie
Hogan's Heroes
I Spy
Bewitched
The Andy Griffith Show
The Untouchables
Bonanza